"Transition
Town" Ideas Contest
Preamble
This Ideas Contest is co-sponsored by The Conservers
Society of Hamilton and District, The Dundas Star, and the community
groups Dundas Ontario - in Transition (DO-iT) and Dundas Sustainable
Lifestyles Project (DSLP).
A "transition town" is a community that
works creatively to face the twin challenges of fossil fuel dependency
and climate change, recognizing the need to make a transition to
a future where it consumes less energy and produces a much smaller
carbon footprint. The required changes will also lead to a community
that is more resilient in response to economic upheaval. The emphasis
is on positive change that draws on the strengths of the members
of the community collectively working together as neighbours and
friends.
So where do we start? That's the motivating question
behind this ideas contest. We are asking the people of Dundas for
their ideas on how we can and should change to make this beautiful
valley community a more resilient and sustainable place to live.
The Rules
1. Contest Duration: The contest runs from its first
announcement to March 2nd, 2009.
2. Format: Ideas are to be summarized on the single
side of an 8-1/2" X 11" sheet of white paper, in a word
processed or typed format; any accompanying graphs or figures must
be a part of the single page submission. A contact name, phone number,
street address, email address (if available) and age (if under 19)
must be provided as part of the single page submission.
3. Delivery: All submissions must be enclosed in an envelope addressed
to: Transition Town Ideas Contest, c/o Dundas Star, 47 Cootes Drive,
Dundas, ON L9H 1B5, and either post-marked on or before March 2nd,
2009 or hand-delivered to the Star office by 4:30 pm, March 2nd,
2009.
4. A group or team may submit an entry, as long as a single contact
person is provided for communication and prize awarding purposes.
5. An individual or a group may provide multiple
submissions.
6. There are no geographical restrictions, as long as the ideas
have direct applicability to Dundas.
7. The prizes are as follows: $300 for first prize,
$200 for second prize, $100 for third prize. A limited number of
honourable mentions may be allocated at the discretion of the judges.
8. The judging will be done by a three person panel, drawn from
members of the community.
9. Prize winners will be announced at a public meeting
to be held in early April, and the results will be kept under wraps
until that meeting (all contest entrants are encouraged to attend
this meeting, with their family, friends and neighbours).
10. All ideas generated by the contest can be disseminated by Dundas
Ontario-in Transition.
11. The criteria used by the judging panel will
be:
- Relevance to the Transition Town themes
- Applicability to Dundas
- Innovativeness
- Clarity of the Concept
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